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1997 BMW 740i 4.4L lack of powerVIN: WBAGF41030hi all,this BMW came with lack of power concern and some
time poor idle , customer had change fuel pump and MAF for
same concern with no result. the problem that i can not
comunicat with control unit by my scan tool (launch x431) i
try to comunicat with all mo...

2001 BMW M5 5.0L antitheftVIN: WBSDE93441This is my vehicle and lately the alarm goes off for no
reason.Mostly it sounds within 1 min. of locking the car.
I disconnected the interior sensor but that made no
difference. I have no clue where to begin the diagnosis.
Any help would be greatly appreciate...

1998 Dodge Stratus ES 2.5L limp modeVIN: 1B3EJ56H6WVehicle towed into shop in June for no start problem.
Checked found # 8 fuse blown and no power to engine
sensors. Installed new 20amp fuse and car started and ran
fine. Performed driving test and multiple engine starts
never blowing fuse. Released vehicle bac...

2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Truck 5.9L UnknownVIN: 3B7KF236X2Used the chasis ears and drove the noise is the loudest
when clamped on the mount directly, but like I said the
noise sounds just like a sloppy chain not meshing correctly
with the gears, so I pulled the t-case and found the chain
loose and worn gears so both ...

1993 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L Torque ConvertorVIN: 1FTHX25M6PHello everyone. I just wanted to run this problem by you. I
have this 93 F250 2x4 7.3 E40D that sets the code 62 for
TCC slippage after about 5 minutes running at cruising
speeds, then shifts hard, (FMEF) and eventually will
default to 2'nd gear. I have a brea...

1998 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L Right timing chain guideVIN: 1FMZU21E9WI have pulled the right valve cover hunting noise and found
a pice of timing chain guide. Alldata showes to pull the
engine and remove the cylinder head, oil pan, front cover
and shafts to replace the casset(guides). Has anyone done
this and found an easier wa...

1990 Honda Civic Si 1.6L No StartVIN: 2HGED7368LCar purchased by customer Changed clutch out. when we went
to start the car it just crank over. No fuel pressure
traced down to no ground to the relay from the ecm. the car
runs on air intake cleaner. Also no trigger to fuel
injectors 12 volts at the injectors...

1998 Lexus GS300 3.0L Int. hard startVIN: JT8BD68S0WCar came in with blown head gasket. Customer drove car
overheating until it quit running. Pulled head and
resurfaced. After repair was completed vehicle ran great.
Noticed that it had been run completely out of gas. five
dollars did not even move needle off em...

2002 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L MisfireVIN: WDBRF61J42Car returned today with misfire codes for all cylinders
except #'s 3+6 (that I replaced coils and wires for 350
miles ago).
So, is this the mass air flow meter rearing its ugly head?
This car has misfire codes for cyl's #1,2,4, and 5 now.
NO FUEL TRIM CODES...

2004 Mercury Mountaineer 4.6L sensorVIN: 1MECUX2W04Just a quick question. I have a customer who just bought a
set of 18 in oem Mountianeer wheels to put on his 2004
Mountaineer with the tire pressure sensors. His came with
17 in wheels with sensor in the tire valve. I have
researched this on the web and cant f...

1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L No StartVIN: JA3XD64E8Ni need help on what be an obvcious problem yuve read the
history, it seems like the ecm should be ok but any ideas
would be appreciated, thanx in advance for any ideas!!!

1978 Other European Silver shado 412CID Upper blend doorVIN [...]: Vehicle has no facia airflow most times
regardless of temp.selected. Occasionally, for no apparent
reason, the system will operate normally for a short period
of time. When selector is in auto position, airflow is
through defrost and foot outlets...

1995 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE 3.3L No StartVIN: 1P4GK44R4SHere is my head scratcher, we put a new fuel pump about a
month ago, was fine, brung it in about a week ago, no
start, checked fuel pressure, checked good, but had no
spark. Ended up we replaced the engine coolant sensor, cam
sensor, crank sensor, also did plu...

1996 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L MIL Lamp onVIN: 1G2TB1241Thello all tech, 96 pontiac sunfire 2.2l, it was my co-tech
job and now my headache.it got code p0440a. he replaced
gascap purge and vent solenoid, still no fix.i smoke tested
it no leak and i can activate both solenoid using the
scanner and it work. once it re... Trouble codes: P 440

1987 Volvo 244 DL 2.3L BuckingVIN: YV1AX8846HWork on alot of Volvos,but this is weird. Car will buck
violently in 1st and 2nd gear,but put it in 3rd and 4th and
problem disappears or is greatly reduced,even at slower
speeds.
Before you tell me the hose from Mass meter,its fine and
has been replaced 1 ye...

1995 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.8L alternatorVIN: 1GNDU06LOSThank to all who replied. Being a one man shop, at this
time it's always nice to have someone to bounce ideas off
of. First I tried all the simple ideas,checking grounds and
powers. Tracing wires and checking voltage. The last and
conclusive test was a continn...

1994 Ford Aerostar 4.0L Park brakeVIN: 1FMDA41XORThe was a typical case of stupidity. As I mentioned, the
pre-loaded new tensioner/handle and the way I re-loaded the
old one were the same. I decided to work from the rear of
the vehicle, and installed the equalizer and front cable.
With the access cover remov...

2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Radio, Guages, EtcVIN: 1FTRW14W54Vehicle came back in yesterday. I scanned the door switch
using the Snap-on mt2500 (brick) with the new can adapter.
I retrieved codes and got a code for LF door switch. I
watched the door switch on the scan tool as I opened and
closed the door. After numerous...

2001 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.5L No StartVIN: KMHWF35V01thanks for all the help. the wiring harness that was coming
apart was the crankshaft position sensor. we did not have
any other issues with the harness. we swapped the fuel pump
relay and computer relay and the car would not start at
all. so we had already ins... Trouble codes: P0560.

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L cooling VIN: 1J4EX58S5Tthanks to all that replied the fix was a thermostat even
though we put in a new one it was falty.cooling system is
fine now and lady is happy. thanks again for all your help!

1984 Mercedes-Benz 280SL 2.8L Excessive Emissions, HesitationVIN: WDB1070421Sorry it took so long, but I had some sort of flu &
everything got put on hold. Anyway, I removed the warm up
compensator to check for clogging or anything. I took it
apart completely and examined it, but found nothing wrong.
There is a frequency valve that mo...

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS 2.4L Hesitation, MIL Lamp onVIN: 4A3AC34G71Thank you all who replay to my help request. As far as the
comunication to the ECM with the scanner it's been explain
in the up-date paragraph, and for the DTCs The P0455 evap
sys. large leak detected, the gas cap was missing, and for
the P0304 cyl. #4 misfire...

2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle QualityVIN: JA4MT31H21I would like to say to everyone that responded thank you
very much. All of your insight was helpfull. Almost all of
you said to replace the fuel regulator. I checked the
regulator and there was no signs of fuel at the vacuum hose
or around the crimp on the out...

1992 Saturn SL2 1.9L water leakVIN: 1G8ZK5472NWith the start of cold weather now in Wisconsin, I will
probably be seeing snow rather than rain, so will finish
this in the spring. The replies I received have been useful
and I did some sealing, but it still leaks somewhat. The
leak seems to be originating h...

2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8L traction lampVIN: 3VWDD21Y93Thanks to all who replied; The vehicle has reset the
traction lamp on its own. We did verify the steering sensor
was operative as we could read steeeering input data on our
Modis scan tool. Its seems as if the reset was an adaptive
issue. The vehicle was drive...